Empty Jumbo D aluminum oxygen cylinders packaged in shipping containers labeled as: Product 0022-96, Desc CYL 02 ASSY., 637.2 LITER, Catalog #31-10-0017. The brand and firm name on the label affixed to the cylinder is Chemetron, Allied Healthcare Products Inc., St. Louis, MO.
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-2036-2009
- Event Number
- 52383
- Firm
- Allied Healthcare Products Inc
- FEI Number
- 1924066
- Product Code
- ECX
- Status
- Terminated
- Root Cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Initiated
- May 15, 2009
- Posted
- September 10, 2009
- Terminated
- April 23, 2012
- Address
- 1720 Sublette Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63110
Description
Empty Jumbo D aluminum oxygen cylinders packaged in shipping containers labeled as: Product 0022-96, Desc CYL 02 ASSY., 637.2 LITER, Catalog #31-10-0017. The brand and firm name on the label affixed to the cylinder is Chemetron, Allied Healthcare Products Inc., St. Louis, MO.
Medical valves do not meet quality specifications which may cause the valve to fail and result in uncontrolled release of oxygen when the valve is in the open position.
The recalling firm first notified their customers via a letter dated 5/15/09 issued regular mail explaining the reason for recall and requesting the cylinders with specific post valves be returned. A second letter dated 6/1/09 was issued via regular mail which provided specific shipping dates that each customer received the suspect product. Neither of these two letters requested subrecall. A third letter dated 6/17/09, which included copies of the first two letters, via certified mail. This letter informed the customer the recall was to be conducted to the user level and requested their customer conduct a subrecall. Requested to remove the cylinder from service and call Allied Healthcare Products for return and a replacement at 1-800-268-1661.
Class II Recall Worldwide Distribution including states of NY, NC, KY, PA, WI, NH, NJ, CA, CT, FL and Singapore.
15 cylinders